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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE REFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN A DEDUPLICATION BASED STORAGE SYSTEM

  • US 20120059800A1
  • Filed: 09/03/2010
  • Published: 03/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing data storage, comprising:

  • a storage device configured to store a plurality of storage objects in a plurality of storage containers, each of said storage containers being configured to store a plurality of said storage objects;

    a storage container reference list, wherein for each of the storage containers the storage container reference list identifies which files of a plurality of files reference a storage object within a given storage container; and

    a server, wherein in response to detecting deletion of a given file that references an object within a particular storage container of the storage containers, the server is configured to update the storage container reference list by removing from the storage container reference list an identification of the given file.

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